Westfield Wave Triathlon - Super Sprint Course - TriathlonMini Sprint


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Westfield, Massachusetts
United States
Westfield YMCA
72F / 22C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 37m 8s
Overall Rank = 4/61
Age Group = 55-59
Age Group Rank = 1/1
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 4:30, ate regular breakfast meal, packed water, banana and yogurt and departed at 5:30 for the 1:45 ride from RI. I registered the morning of the race.
Event warmup:

No warm up.
Swim
  • 06m 17s
  • 300 yards
  • 02m 05s / 100 yards
Comments:

Fast out and back. Lots of bumbing throughout the race. I just went fairly hard and steady and drafted on the second half.
What would you do differently?:

nothing I can think of.
Transition 1
  • 01m 20s
Comments:

Was able to cut time off my T1 from last year.
What would you do differently?:

Try to get even faster on T1
Bike
  • 20m 21s
  • 6.3 miles
  • 18.57 mile/hr
Comments:

A fast paced race due to the short distance. Was able to shave off 30 seconds off time from last year.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Transition 2
  • 00m 49s
Comments:

Cut time off from previous year.
What would you do differently?:

Improve even more with practice.
Run
  • 08m 22s
  • 1 miles
  • 08m 22s  min/mile
Comments:

Went as hard as I could. This was a good test on my left ankle as I was coming off achilles tendon debridement surgery last November. I bonked about 2/3 though and walked for about 20 seconds, then finished strong. I have only been running for 6 weeks and training at only 1.25 mile twice a week to gradually increase intensity amd distance coming back from achilles tendon surgery.
What would you do differently?:

Keep training to be able to enter full sprint distance triathlons later in the year.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around and hydrated

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Coming back from achilles surgery limited my run training but I came out with no pain and beat last years time by 3 minutes overall.

Event comments:

A fun race and perfect to start the season.




Last updated: 2012-06-11 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:06:17 | 300 yards | 02m 05s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/1
Overall: 13/61
Performance: Good
Suit: full wet suit
Course: Out and back
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 01:20
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:20:21 | 06.3 miles | 18.57 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/1
Overall: 4/61
Performance: Good
Hit 92% of heart rate at times and held the rest of the race at 85%
Wind: Little
Course: Some rolling hills. A good course. Only 1 hill that had me out of the saddle.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 95
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:49
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:08:22 | 01 miles | 08m 22s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/1
Overall: 24/61
Performance: Good
Did not record heart rate on the run bit I was going as hard as I could.
Course: out and back, a combination of pavement, gravel and grass at the end.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4